COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

The Nature Conservancy is a conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.



Currently we are searching for a qualified candidate to fill the position of:

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER

The Community Development Manager is responsible for the design, coordination and implementation of community engagement strategy and its replication within TNC’s Indonesia Terrestrial program, in Berau District. S/he uses the full range of participatory methods, tools, and processes to meaningfully engage communities in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the program. S/he advises staff and partners on the application of these tools. The Community Development Manager supports the development of key partnerships and works closely and coordinates with a wide variety of the Conservancy staff, government agencies, other conservation organizations and academic communities.

This may include one or more of the following functions:

•          Develops and implements conservation strategies and institutional best practice that suite with local community

•          Plans and coordinates programs and stewardship related to social as well community development

•          Addresses critical threats to social systems in different types of model sites

•          Leads and manages team which supports and improves community engagement and conservation efforts

•          Builds strategic, scientific, and technical capacity in the field

•          Develops key partnerships with public & private organizations in order to identify and resolve technical issues and to widely communicate solutions and best practices

•          Support the development of innovative scientific methods, analyses, tools, and frameworks to meaningfully engage communities in conservation and development initiatives

•          Engages local community to achieve local conservation goals and social objectives (community empowerment, people’s well-being, etc.)

•          Negotiates complex and innovative solutions with government agencies and different land managers to conserve and protect natural communities

·         Develops and support mechanism to replicate ITP Community Engagement Framework across Berau, such as through PNPM, FREDDI, TFCA, etc.

·         Supports the existing social monitoring and human well-being assessment framework and coordinates their implementation to assess progress and the impacts of our work in Berau and East Kutai

·         Promotes TNC community work to the scientific and development communities at the district, provincial and national levels

·         Promotes TNC community work to policy-makers and influences policy-making and decision-making processes at district, provincial and national levels that would promote community forest tenure, livelihood and empowerment. This will be done in collaboration with XA team.

·         Manages the Conservancy’s community projects, manages contracts, monitors progress and puts together reports to donor agencies

·         Supports fundraising initiatives from private (companies) and public sources to support ITP community work in Indonesia

 

The Community Development Manager reports to the Berau Senior Program Manager and is based in Berau, East Kalimantan.   Requirements:

•          5-7 years of experience in conservation practice or equivalent combination of education and experience

•          Demonstrated experience influencing, developing and implementing conservation policy and plans

•          Knowledge of current trends and practices in relevant discipline(s) and regions

•          Developing practical applications of scientific concepts and technical innovations for conservation purposes

•          Knowledge of methods and standards of biodiversity information systems and initiatives

•          Motivating team members, setting goals, and leading efforts 

•          Delivering practical, adaptable products and services to customers

•          Managing time and diverse activities under deadlines while delivering quality results

•          Communicating clearly via written, spoken and graphical means in English and other relevant languages

•          Demonstrated experience in fundraising

•          Demonstrated supervisory experience, including the ability to motivate, lead, set objectives and manage performance

•          Successful experience in partnership development (partners, community, government, etc.); political savvy

·         Proven interpersonal, communication and negotiation skills

Please send your CV & application letter to recruitment.indo@tnc.org, not later than September 12, 2014. Please insert: Community Development Manager in your email subject.